Cosmetic holder



May 24, 1938. y G. c. FULLMER 2,118,399

COSMETIC HOLDER Filed Oct. 51, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN EN-oR E@ MTTORNEYs May 24, 1938.

G. C. FULLMER l COSMETIC HOLDERl Filed oct. 31, 1934 l 2 sheetssheet 2 Patented May 24, 1938 PATENT OFFICE l COSMETIC HOLDERv Giles C. Fullmer, Bridgeport, Conn., assigner to The Bridgeport Metal Goods Manufacturing Company, Bridgeport, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application October 31, 1934, Serial No. 750,801

s claims. (ci. zoe-5c) This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cosmetic holders, and relates par- .ticulariy to cosmetic -holders of the type especially designed to hold lipsticks, eyebrow pencils and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a cosmetic holder of neat and attractive appearance, which is easy to operate, and is of simple and inexpensive construction whereby it may be ever, it will be understood `that the invention is not limited to the details disclosed, but includes all such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope o the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through the holder with the cover thereof in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a somewhat similar view but with the cover withdrawn and the lipstick fully projected;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 4-4 of Fig. l;

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of the holder, with parts broken away and showing the cover as it begins to open or close;

Fig. 6 is a top plan thanover closed;

Fig.7 is a side elevational viewA showing the operating parts and carrier removed from the casing; f

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view showing the upper portion of a side wall of the casing;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail sectional view through an upper corner portion o1' the casing andshowing in section the cover mounting and the means for operating the cover;

' Fig. K10 'is an enlarged detail sectional view through a portion of the' cover mounting, the

view being taken at right angles to Fig. 9;

Fig. 1l is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified construction;

Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view of the holder of Fig. 11 but with the lipstick projected for use;

view of the holder with'4 Fig. 1s is a view pamy m side elevation and partly in lsection and showing the relative location of the parts of the modiiled construction as the cover begins to open or close;

Fig. 16 is a top plan view of the modified holder with the cover closed;

Fig. 1'7 is a side elevational view of the operat-` ing parts of the modified construction removed from the casing-:-

Fig. 18 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing the upper portion of the modied holderrwith the cover omitted;

Fig. 19 is a view partly in top plan and partly in section showing the modied construction of carrier;

Fig. 20 is an enlarged sectional view through an upper corner portion of the casing of the holder of Fig. 11 and showing the cover mounting and operating means.

Fig. 21 is a side elevational view of the lower portion of an inner shell employed in the modiiied construction;

Fig. 22 is a view at right angles to Fig. 21; and

Fig. 23 is a view looking from the underside in Fig. 22.

Referring in detail to the drawings, and at rst particularly to Figs. 1 through 10, the improved cosmetic holder as illustrated includes an outer elongated transversely rectangular sheet metal casing II) closed at its lower end as by wall II and having its upper end open as at I2. In its side wall I3 the casing I0 is provided with a relatively long slot I4 closed at both ends but extending longitudinally of the casing. The opposite side walls I5 and I6 of the casing have panel-like portions Il and I8 pressed inwardly thereof, and the vertical edges 20 of said panels within the casing form a guideway 2| at the inner side of the slotted wall I3 of the casing. 'I'he opposite vertical edges, designated 22, oi the panels I1 and I8 are spaced from the side wall 23 oi the casing and form a vertical guideway 24 while the lower edges of said panel, designated 25, are spaced from the bottom wall II of the casing providing a guideway or passage 26. The upper inner surfaces or edges 21 of the panels vI 'I and I 8 form abutments for a cover as will later appear.

Within the casing in the guideway 2I there is arranged a slide 28 forming a support for the cover 40 and the nger operator 32. The support may, as best shown in Fig. 9, include pieces 29 and `:iii welded together as at 3| and of which the piece 30 extends above the piece 29. Its lower end may be bent inwardly to form a ilange 30a against one end of member 29. I am not, however, conned to this construction. An operating member or thumb piece 32 is arranged against the casing wail I3 and includes a shank 33 extending through the slot Id of said wall and headed over or screw threaded or otherwise connected with or secured to the slide 28. A exible element 34 is secured to the slide 28 by solder or other suitable means, and this exible element as shown comprises a length of flat spring metal secured at one end to the slide 28 and having its opposite end portion secured as by' means of a rivet 35 or the like to a cosmetic carrier 38 adapted to receive the inner or lower end of a lipstick or other cosmetic 3i. The flexible element 34 may be of other suitable material.

It will be noted that the slide or support 28 being rigidly connected to the exible element 3d is really a part of it, and therefore the cover d and thumb piece 32 are connected to the flexible element and this exible element may be the support for the cover and the thumb piece, or the cover and thumb piece may be secured directly to the iiexible element.

The carrier 86 has its upper end open to receive the inner or lower end of the cosmetic 87. When the carrier is in its innermost position as shown in Fig. 1 the flexible element 3B extends downwardly through the guideway 2| and through the passage or guideway 26, where the*` iiexible element is curved, and thence upwardly in the guideway 24 where the end of the flexible element is secured to the carrier by the rivet 35. The wall 38 of the carrier through which the rivet 35 passes is of greater width than the body portion of the carrier which nts between the panels Il and I 8. and the side walls of the carrier are enlarged or spread laterally as at 38, adjacent the wall 38 and these enlarged rib-like portions overlie the Yvertical edges 22 of the panels I'I and I8 of the casing I0, as shown in Fig. 4, whereby movement of the carrier in the casing is'guided.

A rigid metal cover 60 normally closes the open end I2 of the casing, and when this cover is in closed position it may rest on the upper edge portions 21 of the panels I and I8. The cover is hingedly connected with the slide 28 and for this purpose the upper edge of the portion 38 of the slide is provided with'a pair of extensions curled to provide eyes 4I and 42. The cover 48 is provided at one edge with extensions curved to provide eyes 43 and 44. When the eyes of the cover are brought into registry with the eyes on the slide portion 30 a pair of bars 45 are passed through all of such eyes. As will later be more fully understood it is not essential that two of the bars d be used since a greater or lesser number, if desired, will serve very well.

Thereafter the cover is moved downwardly to an inclined position as shown by the full lines in Fig. 7 Where the cover is not at right angles to the slide portion 38 but is below the horizontal position it would occupy if it were at right angles to said slide portion. Next, by any' suitable means the eye 4I of the extension 38 is pinched or has pressure applied thereto to depress a portion of the eye into one of the bars 4B as at 46 and to press a corresponding portion ofsaid bar v into the other bar as at 41. It will be understood that this operation locks the bars 45 to the eye Il oi the slide portion 38. Either before or after the eye il is locked to the bar 45 as described the eye 64 of the cover is similarly treated as' indicated at 48 whereby such portion of the latter eye is forced into one of the .bars 45 and s correatrasos spending portion o said bar is forced into the other bar as at 49 and the cover is locked to the bar.

When the bars 46 are secured to one of the eyes of the slide portion 38 as above described and then to an eye of the cover as above described it will be appreciated that movement of the cover from the full line position of Fig. 7 to either dotted line position of that figure must result in a twisting of the bars Il. Since this is true-the normal position of the cover with respect to the slide 28 is shown by the full lines in Fig. 7 and there is a constant eiort to return the cover to this position when moved therefrom. The arrangement is such that when the stud 33 of the button or vrwhat twisted and areconstantly tending to return to normal position and incline the cover be-v low horizontal position so that thecover tightly held in closed position.

When the cover is in closed.v position, the carfrom the open end of the casing it draws the cover with it, and as the hinged end of the cover attempts to move downwardly into the guideway 2| the undersurface of the cover rides against the comer portions 50 represented by the junctures oi the vertical edges 20 and the top edges 21 of the panels I1 and I8 of the casing and the cover is forced open as suggested in Fig. 5.

From Fig. 5 it willlbe noted that the cover is forced open on initial inward movement of the slide 28 so thatthe cover is out of the way and is exposing the open end of the casing for movement of the cosmetic 31 through such end of the casing. Further movement of the slide inwardly oi the casing from the position of Fig. 5 results in further swinging movement of the cover toward open position and nally results in the cover beingdrawn into the-guideway 2I within the casing where it isout of sight and protected against injury. As theslide is moved as stated it exerts a pushing force on the exible element l3i so that the elementl is pushed downwardly or inwardly with respect tothe guideway 2| and upwardly or outwardly with respect to the guidelimit of their movement in Fig. 2. Y

Of course. it is not necessary to project the entire cosmetic when the latter is new since it is but necessary to project its outer end beyond in the casing wall and the parts are shown at the 9,1 :ases

the user will not force the cosmetic back into the springs into piace fully closing the end I2 of theV casing when the hinge connection of the cover, with the slide 28, reaches the outer end of the guideway 2|. As shown best in Fig. 4 the flexible e element 34 is of a width equal to the widths of the guideways 2| andv 24 and due to the bowing of said member at the lower end of the casing or through the passage 26 the end portions of said member are constantly pressing fiat against the inner surfaces of the casing walls I3 and 23'as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and when the cover 48 is closed the sloty I4 in the casing wall is closed by the portion of the element 34 pressing against said wall of the casing. f

Referring now to Figs. 11 through 23, the holder includes an outer casing 5| corresponding in all respects with the casing I8 of the figures first described'except that the side panels are not pressed inwardly,y and within the casing 5| is an inner shell 52 open at its upper end and having its lower end closed by a curved wall 53. This inner shell 52 is secured in place within the casing as by pressing a portion 54 of the outer casing through a wall of the inner shell as l best shown in Fig. 18. The wall 55 of the casing 5I is provided witha longitudinally extending slot 56 and the inner shell is so arranged within the casing 5| as to leave a guideway 51 between such inner shell and the slotted wall 55 of the casing.

A short flange 58 spaces the upper portio of the inner shell from the wall 59 of the casing 5| and a lug 68 on said inner shell vassists the ange 58 in maintaining a passageway 6| between the casing wall 58 and the adjacent wall 62 of the inner shell.y 'Ihis adjacent wall of the inner shell is provided with a longitudinally extending slot 63 the purpose of which will later be fully set forth.

The lug 68 above 'referred to is, as clearly shown in Fig. 22, formed by lancing and pressing a portion from a wall of the inner shell and a downwardly extending lug 64 on said inner shell is formed by lancing a portion from the curved bottom wall 53 of the -shell and pressing such lanced portion downwardly. When the shell is within the casing this lug 64 engages the4 bottom wall of the casing as shown and may be of assistance in locating the shell in the casing prior to the fastening of the shell in place by pressing the portion 54 of the casing through the shell, and itwill be noted that the curved bottom wall 53 of the inner shell is held spaced from the'bottom wall 65 of the outer casing.

between the bottom wall 53 of the inner shell and the bottom wall 65 lof the outer casing.

Within the guideway 51 is one of the slides 28 previously described, and secured to said slide in the manner previously described is the cover 48. l

The hand piece or operating member 32 has its shank 33 extending through the slot 56 in the casing wall 55 and secured to the slide 28 so that said slide may be moved along the guideway 51 by manipulation of the operating member 32 in a direction to carry its shank along the slot 56. 1 A flexible element 61 corresponding with the element 34 of the figures first described is arinner shell 62 and passes about the lower curved wail of the inner shell having its end portions disposedin the guideways 51 and 6|. That end portion of the flexible element located in the guideway 51 is secured to the slide 28 in any suitable manner as by solder or `the like and the other end portion of said flexible element is secured to a carrier 68 located within the inner shell as by means of a rivet or stud 68 passing through `the slot v63 in the wall 62 of the shell.

While the carrier 68 will later be described in detail it is here noted that said carrier receives the lower end of a lipstick or other cosmetic 18. It will be understood that the slide 28 is movable longitudinally along the guideway 51 by proper manipulation of the operating member' 32 and since said slide is connected with the carrier 68 wardly away from the open end of the casing 5| will result in movement of the carrier toward the open end of the casing, and that return movement of the guide will result in movement of the carrier away from the open end of the casing. That is, the slide may be shifted from the position of Fig. l1 to that of Fig. 12 and the carrier will be 'shifted from the position of Fig. l1, where the` cosmetic is within the casing, to the positibn of Fig. 12 where the cosmetic is exposed for use. I

The carrier 68 is a double carrier'and includes' an outer shell 1| which is transversely rectangular to conform with the shape of the shell 52 and this outer shell is open at its lower end but at its upper end is provided withva wall 12 having a circular opening 13 therethrough. A transversely circular shell 14 is arranged within the shell 1I o turningmovement relative to said latter shell.v

Shell 1| being of the shape of the shell 52 the carrier 68 will be properly guided. in its movements by said shell 52. When the cosmetic stick or pencil is transversely rectangular the transversely circular shell 14 of the carrier may be omitted and the shell 1| of the carrier may be reversed so as to dispose its open end uppermost to receive the inner end of such cosmetic.

It will now be understood that normally the cosmetic 18 is wholly within the casing 5| and that the open end of the latter is closed by the cover 48 all as shown in Fig. 11. From this figure it will also be noted that the slot 56 in the wall 55 of the outer casing is substantially closed by one arm or end portion of the exible element 51.

l Therefore, the cosmetic 'l0 is fully enclosed and is protected from powder or tobacco crumbs or the like and is further protected from crushing. When the cosmetic is to be used, the operator shifts the operating member or button 32 inwardly from-the open end of the casing and this results in a corresponding movement of the slide 28. As the slide moves the cover 40 must move 'with it since these parts are hinged together, and as the hinged connection moves into the passageway 51 the underside of the cover 40 engages the upper edge portion 'I5 of one wall of the inner shell 52 and is forced open against the action of the torsion springs t5 to the position of Fig. l5.

Also, as the slide 2B moves inwardly of the guideway 5l it acts through the flexible element 61 to.move the carrier 58 outwardly or toward the open end of the casing. It will be noted in Fig. 15 that the cover fill is swung back from closed position during initial movement of the slide 28 so that the cover is out of the way before the cosmetic reaches the open end of the casing. Fig. 12 shows the parts at the end of their extreme movement and there it will be noted that the cosmetic is fully projected. However, it is not necessary to move the parts to the limit of their movements except when the cosmetic is worn down after repeated use.

Particularly by reference to Fig. 13 it will be noted that the lug 6d at the inner end of the inner shell 52 is located at one edge of the exible element 6l so as to guide said element in its movement through the passageway 66 connecting the guideways 5l and 6i at the inner side of the bottom wall 53 of the shell 52. As the slide 28 is moved outwardly from the position of Fig. 12 the springs of the hinge connection between the slide and cover will immediately move the cover to closed position as in Fig. ll when the hinged connection between the cover and slide reaches the outer end of the guideway E7.

It will now be understood that the panels i7 and iB pressed inwardly from the side walls of the' casing i@ of Figs. l through 10 formthe guideways in which the slide 28 and the exible element 3Q operate, and it will further be clear that said panels serve to guide the carrier 36 in its movement. The upper edges of the panels form stops against which the cover 40 bears when in closed position and the'corner portions 60 of the panels serve to force the cover open as in Fig. 5 when the hinged connection of the cover with the slide 28 moves into the passageway 2i. In Figs. 11 through 23 panels are not pressed from the side walls of the casing el but the inner liner E2 replaces the panels.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and a longitudinal slot in a. side wall, a carrier in the casing and movable toward and from the open end thereof, a support in the casing, a thumb piece exterior of the casing and connected to the support through the slot to shift the support in a direction longitudinally of the support for swinging movement outwardly away from the open end of the casing and for sliding movement along a wall oi.' the` casing with the support as the latter is operated to move the carrier toward the open endrof the casing, and spring means to lswing the cover across the opening when-the support is returned to normal position.

2. In a cosmetic holder, an elongated transversely rectangular casing open at one end and having a pair oi panel portions pressed inwardly from opposite walls with the edges of said panel portions spaced from the other. opposite side walls of the casing' and dening therewith guideways. a carrier in the casing between said panels and having a pair of lateral portions extending into one of said guideways. a support in the other guideway, a flexible element connected at one end with said support and extending downwardly therefrom and across the casing and upwardly in end portion of said ilexible element with the carrier. and means to shift said support in said the other guideway, means connecting the other a support in one of said guideways. a ilexible element connected at one end with said support and extending downwardly therefrom and across the casing and upwardly in the other guideway,

means connecting the other end portion of said flexible element with the carrier, means to shift said support in said guideway and operable through said :flexible element to move said carrier toward and from the open end of the casing, a cover normally closing the open end of the casing, and means hinging an edge of the cover to the support whereby as the latter is shifted to move the carrier toward the open end of the casing the cover is' drawn into the guideway with the support. Y

4. In a cosmetic holder, an elongated transversely rectangular casing `open ,at one end and having a pair of panel portions pressed inwardly from opposite walls with the :edges of said panel portions spaced from the other opposite side walls of the casing and deining therewith guideways. a carrier in the casing between said panels, a support in one of said guideways and against one of said other opposite side walls of the casing, said casing wall having a slot therein, a exible element connected at one end with said support and extending downwardly therefrom and across the casing and upwardly in the other guideway, means connecting the other end pm'- tion of said exible element with the carrier, and means extending through said slot and connected for operation to shift said support in said guldeway and operable through said flexible element to move said-carrier toward and from the open end of the casing.

5f In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end and the opposite end closed by a at transverse wall, a carrier in the casing movable longitudinally thereof, said casing having a longitudinal slot in a side wall, a support slidable longitudinally of the casing, manual means operable from the exterior of the casing and connected to said support through the slot to shift the support, a flexible resilient band connected adjacent one end to the support and adjacent the other end to the carrier for shiftingI the carrier and normally closing the slot in the casing, said band being curved upon itself at the closed end of the casing, a curved guide means for the band at the concavevside thereof, a rigid cover normally closing the open end of the casing and hinged to the support to swing outwardly away from said open end, spring means tending to move the cover to closing position, said cover being drawn into the casing on movement of the support away from the open end thereof, and means for swinging the cover about its pivot outwardly away from the end of the casing as it is drawn into the casing.

6. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end, a carrier in the casing and movable toward and from the open end thereof, a support slidable along one side wall of the casing,

a thumb piece exterior of the casing and connected to the support to move the support toward and'from the open end of the casing, a flexible resilient band forming a connection between the support and carrier whereby as the support is moved in a direction away from the open end of the casing the carrier is moved toward the open end of the casing, a cover hinged at one edge to the support to swing outwardly away from the open end of the casing and normally crossing the open end of the casing, said cover being movable by the support to a position at a side wall ofthe casing as the support is operated to move the carrier toward the open end of the casing, and spring means at the hinge to swingv the cover to closing yposition over said open end as the support is returned to normal position.

'7. In a cosmetic holder, a casing having an open end, a carrier in the casing and movable toward and from the open end thereof, a support slidable along one side wall of the` casing, a thumb piece carried by. the support at the exterior of the casing to move the support toward and from the open end of the casing, a exible resilient band forming a connection between the support and carrier whereby as the support is moved in a direction away from the open end of the casing the carrier is moved toward the open end of the casing, a cover hinged at one edge to the upper edge of the support to swing outwardly away from the open end of the casing and normally crossing the open end of the casing, said cover movable by the support into a position at one side 4ofthe casing as the support is operated to move the carrier toward the open end of the casing, means engaged by the cover on its initial movementwth thc support to swing the cover on its hinge to carry 'it away from its position crossing the open end of the casing, and spring means to swing the cover to closing position over said open end as the support/is returned to normal position.

8. A cosmetic holder comprising a casing having an open end, a shell within the casing having an open end adjacent that of the casing, a carrier in the shell and movable toward and from the open end thereof, a support slidable along one side wall of the casing, a thumb piece exterior of the casing to move the support toward and from the open end of the casing, a exible resilient band forming a connection between the support and carrier whereby as the support is moved in a direction away from the open end of the casing the carrier is moved toward said open end, said shell having spacing lugs at one side between its inner end portion and the casing to space the shell from the casing to provide a guide space for the flexible band, a cover hinged to the support to swing outwardly away from the open end of the casing and normally closing said open end, saidcover being movable by the support to a position on a side wall of the caslng as the support is operated to move the carrier toward the open end of the casing, and means to swing the cover to closing position over said open end as the support is returned to normal position.

GILES C. FULLMER. 

